HEX to HSL: #DCDCDC

Result

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #dcdcdc. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. 1. RGB ÷ 255

   R = 0.8627
   G = 0.8627
   B = 0.8627

2. 2. max, min, Δ

   max = 0.8627
   min = 0.8627
   Δ = max − min = 0.0000

3. 3. L

   L = (max + min) / 2 = 0.8627 = 86.27%

4. 4. S

   S = Δ / (1 − |2L − 1|) = 0.0000 = 0.00%

5. 5. H

   Δ = 0 → grey, hue is undefined (written as 0)

6. 6. HSL

   hsl(0.00 0.00% 86.27%)

All formats

HEX

#dcdcdc

RGB

rgb(220 220 220)

RGB (legacy)

rgb(220, 220, 220)

HSL

hsl(0.00 0.00% 86.27%) → hsl(0 0% 86%)

HWB

hwb(0 86% 14%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0) · oklch(89.4% 0.000 0.0)

OKLab

oklab(0.894 0.000 0.000)

Lab (D50)

lab(87.76 0.00 0.00)

LCH (D50)

lch(87.76 0.00 0.00)

Display P3

color(display-p3 0.8627 0.8627 0.8627)

Linear sRGB

color(srgb-linear 0.7157 0.7157 0.7157)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#DCDCDC is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.060 and Display P3 reaches 0.079; this color uses 0% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #dcdcdc;
  color: rgb(220 220 220);
  color: hsl(0 0% 86%);
  color: oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#dcdcdc] bg-[oklch(0.894_0.000_0.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.8627 0.8627 0.8627); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #dcdcdc calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

• olive-300#D8D8D0
• mist-300#D0D6D8
• zinc-300#D4D4D8
• neutral-300#D4D4D4
• v3 gray-300#D1D5DB
• gray-300#D1D5DC
• zinc-200#E4E4E7
• stone-300#D6D3D1

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

• #F0F0F0 · oklch(0.954 0.000 0.0) · ΔL +0.06
• #C9C9C9 · oklch(0.834 0.000 0.0) · ΔL −0.06

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